The Rumspringa years
In her second article about growing up Amish, Anna Dee Olson describes her experiences during Rumspringa — the time when Amish you people get to date and meet one another. The definition of Rumspringa is…
Shunned from her Amish family
Anna Dee Olson, who lived the Amish lifestyle until age 24, describes her journey from growing up Amish to be shunned by her family for sinning and acting against the Amish faith. What does the…
Life with and without the Amish
Ezekiel, who grew up in an Amish household, describes his journey from the Amish to where he is today. He also touches on how some Amish beliefs continue to shape his life. I am 33…
The King And His Four Wives
Once upon a time there was a rich King who had four wives. He loved the 4th wife the most and adorned her with rich robes and treated her to the finest of delicacies. He…
Tater People
Some people never seem motivated to participate, but are content to let others do all the work. They are called “Speck-Taters”. Some people never do anything to help, but are gifted at finding fault with…
Sand and Stone
Two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey, they had an argument; and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but…
Pleasing Men or Pleasing God?
Hello Friend, I hope this finds you doing well. I pray that God is continually filling you with a deeper hunger to serve Him. I have found that if we are not careful, we can…
To Forgive And Forget
Every one says forgiveness is a lovely idea, until they have something to forgive.-C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity, 1952 When the Nickel Mines schoolhouse shooting occurred last year, there was a lot of talk about the…
Freedom From A Wounded Heart
On January 13-15 the Freedom From a Wounded Heart Seminar was presented in Ohio. Over 120 people participated in the three-evening event. We live in a culture full of wounded people. So many of these…
A Woman After God’s Own Heart?
I have been meditating on what God says about King David. God said that David was a man after God’s own heart. If you do a study of David’s life you will find out that…